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WATCH: Penn State’s Saquon Barkley shows Heisman potential on 30-yard TD run

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Saquon Barkley had a Heisman-worthy first half in Penn State’s opener against Akron.

With a little over 30 seconds left in the half, Barkley had 115 yards and a touchdown as the Lions held a 28-0 advantage. But the star running back wanted to reach across the goal line one more time before hitting the locker room.

He sped past every Akron defender during a 30-yard sprint to the end zone:

Barkley rounded out the first half with 145 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries. Yeah, that’s a 16.1 yards per carry average.

Penn State had a 35-0 lead on Akron at the half.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB